- The point cloud is another type of data that…you may find useful to include in your model.…Let's take a look at how InfraWorks 360…handles point clouds.…I'm in the chapter 2 Lynda Heights model,…and I'm going to choose the proposal called, "Point_Cloud."…I'll go to my Data Sources folder,…and within that Data Sources folder,…you'll see another folder called "LIDAR."…And within the LIDAR folder,…there will be a file called, "Coastal LIDAR.rcp."…Now I do need to point out that, originally,…I downloaded this file as a .las file.…

And I used Autodesk ReCap to convert it to an .rcp file.…Pretty easy, but a necessary step for this to be possible.…I'll click and drag the .rcp file,…and simply drop it into my model.…Now in this particular example,…we have to assign the coordinate system.…So far we've dropped in, I think,…three different types of data into this model,…and in all cases the coordinate system…was detected automatically.…But you can see here that we've got the…exclamation point indicating that…something may not quite be right with the geo-location.…

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6/27/2016

Learn to create new worlds inside InfraWorks 360, the exciting new design and engineering program that gives your projects 3D real-world context. Eric Chappell gets you up to speed with all the essential features of InfraWorks 360 while you follow along creating a full-featured residential community in Southern California. He shows how to import model and terrain data from other programs and add style and details (such as trees, water, sky, roads, and buildings) to your world. He also helps you analyze, visualize, and share your design with colleagues and clients around the globe.

Plus, get an introduction to three advanced toolsets in InfraWorks 360: modeling road design, bridge design, and drainage design.